Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-09


thrown into the public market 10 describ-
ed as something entirely without prece-
dent the settlers coming in, not by the
company or regiment but by the army
One man declares there will be cultivated
farms and fourishiDg towns in two years
where now there is unbroken forest.
DR. James Lewis of Niles, native OF
Rowlett, Rutland county, VT, died recent
ly, aged 92 years and II days. DR.. Lewis
was veteran of the war Of 1912, and went
into the service from Salem, Washington
county, n. Y, when he was Is years of
age. He came TO Niles in 1885 and has been
an honored and respected citizen ever
since He was IA member of the Presby-
erian church.
There is intense excitement In the will
age Of Killmaster, Altoona county. For
about ten days the Killmaster and Tawas
mining company bored for gas, when a
powerful vein was struck at the depth of
23O feet. When lighted the fame shot in
to the air nearly 100 feet, out of seven
inch pipe. Everybody is elated at the
outcome. Another well will be sunk at
once in the hope of striking oil.
According TO advices from Hurley nd
Bessemer on the Gogebic range, great
excitement has been caused there by the
attachment of the Bourne Irong h ing.
Valley, Blue Jacket and First y ational
mines, known as the John f. Burton prop
critics. Five hundred miners are on
strike and demand two months wages in
arrears a number of them threaten TO
| flood the mines which would entail loss
of $4,000.
Two hundred veterans of the Ninth
Michigan infantry attended the annual
reunion of the regiment in representative
hall in Lansing, Aug. 81. Tho officers
elected are; President, Private Ephriam
Marble Brighton; vice president, ID. ID.
Boyden, Stockbrdge; secretary and treas
urer, Chas. \. Kelley, Brighton; orators
NJ. Courtel, Fenton, and Geo Fisher, How-
lerville. The next place of meeting is
Grand Ledge.
some fifteen persons apply daily at the
Marquette land office for homesteads on
the forfeited lands on the Marquette,
Houghton d Ontonagon railroad. Their
applications are refused because the Unit
ed States register there has not received
official notice of the forfeiture of the land
grant or instructions TO open the land for
settlement When he does the matter will
be duly advertised so as to give all appli-
cants "A fair chance.
Albert Towle a prominent groceryman
of Muskegon has been arretsed at the in
stance of the Rev. John j. Jacobs pastor
of the Baptist church there, who wants
$4,000 for alleged SANDER and defamation
of character. Towle gave $500 bail.
Tho trrows of trouble tvi,h Iarobo
in the Baptist church, TO which Towle also
belongs. Jocobs is no longer pastor there,
and claims that Towle imputes to him
want of yeracity and said he was a ras-
cal
Frank Norton of Adrian aged 20, went
to the residence of his mother. Harriet
Norton, a widow, the other night, and at
tempted to murder her with pocket
knife. A younger brother interfered and
received a cut in the hand. Two male
roomers held Norton until the arrival of
the police. He is addicted TO morphine
and was under the influence Of NOR
phine and whisky combined at the
time. He has served term at IOnia for
grave robbery.
William Arnold Of Durand, passed a 81
bill raised 70 $40 in Lansing the other eve
ming, and was arrested as he was taking
the Grand Trunk train at midnight, by
Detective Abels, who has been on his
track for several months, during which
time he has made choice collection of
raised bills passed by Arnold in various
sections Of the state. Arnold was lately /
arrested in Port Huron on similar
charge, but was released on telling the
officers that he obtained the blu from a
circus follower and did not know it was
loaded.
President Sherwood OF the West Michi
gan Agricultural society, has decided
upon one very important attraction, ad-
ditional TO the regular display. Great in
terest having been manifested in the state
ever since the Washington national drill
of troops occurred, his project is 20 have
a grand military contest, to occur Friday,
the last day, giving 500 in prizes, divided
among the three successful companies. AT
least that many state troops, besides home
companies, will have TO enter. Every in
dication points TO one of the most success
full fairs ever held, Notwithstanding 10 oc-
ours the same week rs the state show.
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